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PayFac-as-a-Service vs Full Payment Facilitation: A Developer’s Guide

USIO

You’re here because someone—maybe your CEO, maybe your investor, maybe your gut—told you that owning payments could be a game-changer for your platform. But here’s the part that gets glossed over: how you own payments matters. Should you become a full Payment Facilitator (PayFac)? They’re right. You control the flow.

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Payfac-as-a-Service: A Smarter Way to Handle Payments at Scale

USIO

The embedded finance market—including Payfac-as-a-Service—is projected to exceed $7 trillion in global transaction volume by 2030. I f you’re running a SaaS platform, marketplace, or digital-first business, you’ve probably already bumped into the complexities of payment processing. The compliance. It’s seamless.

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The Best FinTechs for PayFac-as-a-Service: Because DIY is Overrated

USIO

Becoming your own Payment Facilitator (PayFac) sounds greatuntil you realize its a regulatory nightmare , a financial black hole , and takes longer than your last DIY home improvement project (which, lets be honest, is still unfinished). So, which fintechs offer the best PayFac-as-a-Service? Lets break it down.

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What is Vertical SaaS?

Stax

That’s the main premise of vertical SaaS. Unlike horizontal SaaS solutions that serve a broad range of businesses, vertical SaaS solutions are designed with deep knowledge of specific markets—making them more intuitive, efficient, and impactful. What is Vertical SaaS? Since vertical SaaS platforms are niche-focused (e.g.,

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The Next Evolution in Subscriptions and Recurring Payments

Discover how recurring payments are reshaping industries beyond simple subscriptions, driving a $1.5 Learn the crucial strategies for building scalable, secure, and seamless recurring payment infrastructure to boost customer retention and fuel growth. Rise to the next level of recurring revenue. trillion market.

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Payment Facilitator: Definition, FAQ, and examples

Payrix

What is a payment facilitator? A payment facilitator (or PayFac) is a software platforms all-in-one payment processing solution. Instead of your customers needing to create their own merchant account to process payments, you as the PayFac developer handle all the payments setup and complexity for them.

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Master merchant: Definition, types, and examples

Payrix

What is a master merchant? A master merchant, often referred to as a payment facilitator or merchant aggregator, is a third-party agent that acts as the link between acquirers and online merchants. Whats the relevance of a master merchant in software-led payments and financial services?

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SaaS Payments 101: Roadmap for Monetizing Payments

Embedded solutions have taken the software industry by storm and disrupted the traditional distribution network for financial services, like payment processing. The payment facilitation (payfac) model and partnership offerings create a near- and long-term roadmap for SaaS growth and transformation.

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Top Fraud and Payment Trends for 2023: What SaaS Pros Need to Know

Fraud is ever changing – especially for merchants that offer online services and subscriptions. This report outlines the most common types of fraud to look out for in 2023 and offers merchant-reported preferred best practices to help minimize fraud losses. How fraud changes based on the size of business.